upwards of
adverb
variants
or less commonly upward of
: more than : in excess of
They cost upwards of $250.
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Holiday markets begin popping up around the city in late November and usually run through late December (a few happen through the new year), ranging in size from a handful of stalls to upwards of 300.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The best responders lost upwards of 40 percent.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
Chicago has filed upwards of 40 legal actions against federal agencies, accusing them of playing politics with vital grant funding.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
These locations will see upwards of a few inches of snow/sleet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The best responders lost upwards of 40 percent.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
Chicago has filed upwards of 40 legal actions against federal agencies, accusing them of playing politics with vital grant funding.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
These locations will see upwards of a few inches of snow/sleet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for upwards of
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“Upwards of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upwards%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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